Bahasa Melayu

rakan

Bahasa Melayu

English

friend, companion, colleague

Rakan is a person you know well and get along with, such as a friend or colleague.

راكن

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Saya bertemu rakan saya di perpustakaan.

    I met my friend at the library.

  2. Dia bekerja bersama rakan setugasnya setiap hari.

    He works with his colleague every day.

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rakan

Can also mean companion or colleague.

Word family

Common derived forms

kerak
crust
merak
peacock
rak
shelf; rack
serak
hoarse; husky

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.